Osun LG Funds case stalls as court extends order freezing council accounts

…PDP, APC question to articulation arsenic parties

…Defence counsel urges indefinite adjournment

By Adeola Badru

The ongoing ineligible quality implicit the withheld funds of the 30 section authorities councils successful Osun State has suffered different setback, arsenic an Oyo State High Court sitting successful Ibadan adjourned the substance for further proceeding and extended its interim bid freezing the affected accounts.

Presiding judge, Justice Ladiran Akintola, connected Thursday renewed the earlier bid restraining immoderate enactment that could pb to the merchandise oregon tampering with the funds belonging to the 30 section governments.

The bid volition stay successful unit until Friday, October 10, 2025, erstwhile the lawsuit resumes for continuation of hearing.

Justice Akintola explained that the hold was indispensable to guarantee each parties were fixed a just hearing, successful enactment with Section 36 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). He stated that the interim injunction would subsist until the adjacent adjourned date.

During proceedings, counsel to the plaintiffs, Chief Musibau Adetunmbi (SAN), informed the tribunal that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had filed an exertion seeking to beryllium joined successful the case.

He, however, said his ineligible squad would reason the application, arguing that portion the PDP had a law close to just hearing, the substance was straightforward and did not necessitate aggregate parties.

Chief Adetunmbi besides noted that Mr. Kasim Gbadamosi (SAN), representing Kunle Adegoke (SAN) connected behalf of the erstwhile All Progressives Congress (APC) assembly chairmen, had filed a caller exertion connected the aforesaid contented of joinder.

Responding, Gbadamosi informed the tribunal of his volition to retreat the application, maintaining that the question of jurisdiction did not necessitate a ceremonial application. He further argued that the lawsuit earlier the High Court amounted to an maltreatment of judicial process, arsenic a akin substance was already pending earlier the Supreme Court.

Supporting the argument, the defence counsel urged the tribunal to adjourn the substance sine die—indefinitely—pending the result of the related lawsuit astatine the Supreme Court.

After listening to submissions from each parties, Justice Akintola adjourned the lawsuit to Friday, October 10, 2025, for continuation of hearing.

It volition beryllium recalled that the aforesaid tribunal had earlier granted interim orders restricting entree to the disputed section authorities funds and directing that nary transactions should instrumentality spot pending determination of the substantive motion.

The restricted accounts beryllium to the 30 section authorities councils successful Osun State, from Atakumosa East to Osogbo.

The case, marked Suit No. 1/1167/2025 earlier Court No. 5 of the Ibadan Judicial Division, is being prosecuted by Olalekan Adeoye, Esq., connected behalf of the claimants.

A abstracted suit filed by the PDP-elected section authorities chairmen connected the aforesaid substance was besides adjourned to Friday for hearing.

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